Jeffer and Susi cruise to World Cup finals<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian rookie Jeffer Rosobin and national
\nbadminton queen Susi Susanti cruised to the finals of the Sanyo
\nWorld Cup Badminton Championship winning their semifinals matches
\nhere yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"Giantkiller\" Jeffer overcame old hand Darren Hall of Great
\nBritain 9-15, 17-14, 15-12 while Susi defeated Ye Zhaoying of
\nChina 11-2, 6-11, 11-2.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old Jeffer made many unforced errors in the first
\nset allowing the Briton to lead 12-4.<\/p>\n
But Jeffer, winner of the Asia Cup in Surabaya in July, fought
\nto 9-12 before Hall finished the set 15-9.<\/p>\n
\"I was carried away by his playing style. His strokes were
\nmuch better than mine,\" Jeffer told a post-match conference.<\/p>\n
In the second set, Hall took the lead 11-3 but Jeffer fought-
\nfrom-behind to 8-11.<\/p>\n
Hall took control of the ball to lead 14-11 but spoiled all
\nwhen the bird hit the net giving the serve to his opponent.<\/p>\n
Jeffer, who moved to the attack, took the chance to equalize
\nthe score 14-14. Jeffer played more patiently leading Hall to
\nmake three unforced errors in a row before concluding the set 17-
\n14.<\/p>\n
\"I should have won. I was very disappointed with the call at
\n14-12, I was 100 percent sure the ball was in both times but the
\nlinesmen said they were out,\" Hall said.<\/p>\n
In the deciding set, Jeffer, who usually plays defensively,
\nattacked more as he led 14-5, match point.<\/p>\n
But as he rushed to end the match, he lost patience and made
\nmany unforced errors giving Hall the chance to move to 12-14.<\/p>\n
Jeffer, a semifinalist at the Indonesia Open in Medan, North
\nSumatra in August, did not waste his serve and after a long rally
\nended the match 15-12 as Hall's stroke hit the net.<\/p>\n
Jeffer challenges Dong Jiong of China in today's finals, which
\nare scheduled to be aired by private-owned Indosiar TV channel
\nfrom 7.30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Dong beat Park Sung-woo of South Korea 17-14, 15-2.<\/p>\n
\"I have never met Dong before but I think tomorrow's finals
\nwill be tough. Dong has a completely different style of playing.
\nI'll just try my best,\" Jeffer said.<\/p>\n
Susi, this year's Olympic bronze medalist and the 1992 Olympic
\ngold medalist, had to stretch her muscles before overcoming Ye.<\/p>\n
Susi led the first set 11-2. But in the second set Ye
\ndominated with her rallies and strokes forcing Susi to lose 6-11.<\/p>\n
Experience saved Susi as she fought-from-behind to take the
\nthird set 11-2. Susi will face Wang Chen of China in the finals.<\/p>\n
Wang beat Indonesia's young hope Mia Audina 11-9, 3-11, 11-7
\nburying the country's dream to have an all-Indonesian-finals in
\nthe women's singles.<\/p>\n
\"I don't understand why the linesman said my two strokes were
\nout. I was sure they were in,\" Mia complained.<\/p>\n
\"I became very careful because I was afraid my strokes would
\nbe out again,\" said Mia, who was supported by nearly 2,000
\nspectators.<\/p>\n
Coach Retno Kustiyah said Mia should have forced herself to
\nattack and played quicker balls.<\/p>\n
\"She lost to Wang twice in five meetings. She lost her speed
\nbecause of playing slowly,\" Retno said. (yan)<\/p>",
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